Maldives bars travelers with Israeli passports over Gaza war The Maldives immigration service clarified that Israeli citizens who have a second passport would be able to enter the country. World 17 Apr, 2025
USAID workers pay mournful final visit to agency to clear out their belongings under federal guard Some staffers wept as they carried out grocery bags and suitcases with what was left from their life's work. World 27 Feb, 2025
USAID workers will be given 15 minutes to clear their workspaces as the agency gets dismantled Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration's dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window Thursday and Friday to clear out their workspaces. World 27 Feb, 2025
National identity card is basis of good governance: Communications Minister Gurung Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Prithvi Subba Gurung, has said that the national identity card will be an important basis for maintaining good governance. Nepal 27 Jan, 2025
Nims Purja's Elite Exped loses court case, told to pay Rs 11.3m to Ghising Kathmandu District Court has held celebrated climber Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja and his company Elite Exped guilty, ordering Purja to pay a compensation of Rs 11.3 million to Tanka Ghising whose house was destroyed after the gas canisters stored in Purja’s office that he had rented from Ghising exploded. Kathmandu 08 Jan, 2025
Sexual and gender minorities trapped, abused and ignored by Nepal Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) and LGBTIQA+ continue to face criminalisation in 64 countries around the world. 12 countries have the death penalty for same-sex relationships. Nepal 25 Dec, 2024
MoFA issues travel advisory for visitors to Myanmar and Thailand The government has issued a travel advisory for Nepali citizens planning to travel to Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. Kathmandu 23 Dec, 2024
Passport application services to fully resume within 1-2 weeks: Department of Passport The Department of Passports has announced that the full services of the passport application system are expected to resume within the next 1-2 weeks. Kathmandu 25 Nov, 2024
Nepalis with valid FEPs to not require NOC for travel via India Nepali citizens holding valid Foreign Employment Permits (FEP) are now exempt from the No Objection Certificate (NOC) requirement for travel to labor destination countries via airports in India. Nepal 11 Nov, 2024
Listening to children: To shape Nepal's SDG journey As world leaders gather in New York for the UN Summit for the Future to discuss progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), review major achievements and suggest course corrections, there is one perspective that must be considered if we are to truly achieve the SDGs and ensure that no one is left behind – listening to and engaging with children. Opinion 23 Sep, 2024
Top Aussie athlete gets summit certificates despite Nims Purja The Department of Tourism today issued copies of summit certificates to the Australian female climber for scaling Mt Everest and Mt Lhotse in 2023. Nepal 20 Sep, 2024
Nims Purja uses NRN card to evade mountaineering royalty Celebrated mountaineer Nirmal 'Nims' Purja used his non-resident Nepali card to evade millions of rupees of mountaineering royalty in the last spring season, the government officials claimed. Nepal 09 Sep, 2024
